unfinished business

i think yesterday was the first time in my nus days that i couldn't finish the exam.must have been writing too slowly n flipping too vigorously. n felt the sense of panic that "argh! i din complete my sentence!" then for 15 min after the exam, my fren freaked me out by telling me that i misread the question, making me think that my entire half hr's scribble was out of point. turns out HE misread it but it din affect him since he din choose that question.

5 more months to the end of my NUS days... at least as an undergrad. =P

Tales of a shopping queen

i think my friend used this subject for an email 3.5 yrs ago, which sparked off a long-lasting email correspondence between friends. =)

yesterday was ladies' nite at metro paragon. went w my sister cos we haven't been spending quality time (aka SHOPPING) together. So at abt 5pm, we went to metro n checked out everything that we wanted to buy, n made sure we knew where all the freebies were. =P the SK-II counter was so far away from the rest that we decided to juz go for the other freebies instead, although the SK-II was prob worth more. Then at 6 pm we started to queue outside the shop to await entry.

there was a pompous plump woman who was ranting abt this n that. so this kind woman offered to give her the mailer so that she could enter the sale. but the "kind" woman had TWO mailers posted to her (my sis saw the name n add on the mailers). not fair. hmmph.

so u can imagine what it was like - typical crowd of aunties w their daughters. and when people wanted to try n jump queue, the pompous woman told them off n these people were so paiseh that they went to queue. =P

anyway, there was a tremendous queue at SK-II!!!! so we din wanna join the crowd and decided to be content w what we had, namely:

• mont blanc vial
• loreal hydrafresh eye gel
• tommy hilfiger skin lotion
• ettusais bodycare set

then we went to buy what we had in mind. and we spent $100 on:

• loreal products - $60 (so that i can redeem a free bag which prob saves me $20 from going somewhere else to buy a new bag)
• Chomel hair accessories - approx. $20 (very nice!!! i love the butterfly clip! although my sis kind of preferred the flower one. we asked for a third opinion - the salesgirl and she was so funny! she said flower cos she LOVES flowers which we should have known cos she had a flower clip in her hair. =P)
• my typical buy at sales - $16
• a sleeveless top - $13 (cos: [1] to top up to $100 so that can get more metro points. [2] cos i prob need some new tops.)

so we spent the most amt of money we had ever spent in 1 shopping trip and it was really fun except that the stupid cashier (2 of them working together some more) got the items mixed up and overcharged me for 1 item, and didn't charge me for another and this mistake was spotted by the loreal counter lady who wouldn't let me claim the bag cos technically i hadn't spent $60 on the products yet. GRRR... so had to go back n explain...

anyway, now no mood to study. =P so many ppl had their last exams yesterday! but the rain is much lighter now... gtg sch n zap stuff... last paper on mon! WOOHOO!!!

i can't speel!

argh. misplelt DIETHYLSTILBESTEROL yesterday. short form: DES. i totally FORGOT that it has a short-form like that and i missed out the E component - ethyl. SIGH. failed to recognise the diketone structure too. would taking chemical bio have helped? ><

anyway, bad memory these days. struggle to memorise info. thurs paper is a 1 hr, 2 question paper. the CA for this module was relatively easy. will the final be the same? hard to say... sigh...

my back is getting scarred. years of avoiding pimples/acne is finally catching up w me. i don't think it's acne... pimples? dunno leh... i only know it's more bumpy than i remember it being a few years ago. cos of irritation due to my long hair?

speaking of which, thinking to do something abt my hair. should i perm it? been considering for a yr liao. =P but it seems too short for perming.... wanna cut it to less than shoulder length leh... but that's quite troublesome when it reaches the point when it's too short to tie, but too long and keeps the breeze out.

gotta go figure out what exactly the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium means now.

Erratum

It was Fresh & White... hee...

Lessons learnt today

1. u can't eat one gelare waffle w ice cream by yourself.

2. y waste money on tiger balm or mopiko when Aquafresh works more effectively on insect bites?

3. post "bridget jones diary" DIET - start watching so many romantic comedies/tragedies/u get the idea.

Toxicology

I've been really slack these few days. watched both "before sunrise" and "before sunset" by myself.

The first film was very idealistic, about sweet romantic love... and the little coincidences made in film were really touching... the way the scenes were shot... made me wanna go vienna or tour europe again. =P the cobbled streets, tiny shops tucked in the corners (instead of malls) and the trams... we actually did take the tram in Linz... and the bus... and i remember the M&Ms mcflurry and tiramisu... IN MACDONALDS!

anyway, back to the films. the second one was more realistic. although i found it a little too cynical. cos now the guy's in a loveless marriage bounded by his son and the girl's so hurt from broken relationships. It's so obvious that they should be together... n fate had them so near, yet so far - he would dream of her in his sleep and wake up crying; he thot he saw her as he went to the church to get married (which he might really have cos the girl happened to live in the neighbourhood at that same point in time). Yet the movie ended without having a true ending in a sense. Being the hopeless romantic that i am, of course i'ld rather he dump his wife and be together with her. but then my fren said that they can't be together. Which really is quite possible cos he HAS a son and she has a boyfriend whom she supposedly loved. just that u can tell that they love each other more than anything else... so basically i'm feeling sad for them and 不甘愿 that they can't be together although they aren't really real. n it really bugs me. silly huh?

then again, would something like this happen in real life? people don't seem to be as romantic as movies would have. ah... reality...

As I Walked Out One Evening

As I walked out one evening,

  Walking down Bristol Street,

The crowds upon the pavement

  Were fields of harvest wheat.



And down by the brimming river

  I heard a lover sing

Under an arch of the railway:

  "Love has no ending.



"I'll love you, dear, I'll love you

  Till China and Africa meet,

And the river jumps over the mountain

  And the salmon sing in the street,



"I'll love you till the ocean

  Is folded and hung up to dry

And the seven stars go squawking

  Like geese about the sky.



"The years shall run like rabbits,

  For in my arms I hold

The Flower of the Ages,

  And the first love of the world."



But all the clocks in the city

  Began to whirr and chime:

"O let not Time deceive you,

  You cannot conquer Time.



"In the burrows of the Nightmare

  Where Justice naked is,

Time watches from the shadow

  And coughs when you would kiss.



"In headaches and in worry

  Vaguely life leaks away,

And Time will have his fancy

  To-morrow or to-day.



"Into many a green valley

  Drifts the appalling snow;

Time breaks the threaded dances

  And the diver's brilliant bow.



"O plunge your hands in water,

  Plunge them in up to the wrist;

Stare, stare in the basin

  And wonder what you've missed.



"The glacier knocks in the cupboard,

  The desert sighs in the bed,

And the crack in the tea-cup opens

  A lane to the land of the dead.



"Where the beggars raffle the banknotes

  And the Giant is enchanting to Jack,

And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer,

  And Jill goes down on her back.



"O look, look in the mirror?

  O look in your distress:

Life remains a blessing

  Although you cannot bless.



"O stand, stand at the window

  As the tears scald and start;

You shall love your crooked neighbour

  With your crooked heart."



It was late, late in the evening,

  The lovers they were gone;

The clocks had ceased their chiming,

  And the deep river ran on.



- WH Auden

Before sunrise

Why do u think that everybody always think that relationships are suppose to last forever?

stoning

sian of writing. taking a break.

watched an old episode of SMAP bistro where beckham and gutierre were guests. SO FUNNY!!! Shingo was his crazy self as usual n was wearing wigs of hairstyles that beckham had sported b4....

think i'll take a nap now...

Lost time

i've lost time. literally.

i have no idea where my watch is. haven't worn it for a whole week... =( my wrist feels so uncomfortable cos i'm so used to have my watch around it, brushing against the table when i type... WHERE ARE U???

so relieved to have handed in my thesis liao. boss seems to be serious about publishing a paper based on our work. but it was so rushed that a lot of stuff actually wasn't properly done. but he doesn't seem to have considered HIRING me (apparently he's hired student helpers b4) to repeat some of the work. oh well.

exams are in a week's time. JUST started on my 2500 word essay. due tues w my 1 page assignment. oh... n i have a 2 page assignment that's due tmr! but then shu e, sharon n peo should have done most of the work liao. =P prob will have to read thru the whole thing (which i haven't been reading) n cut it down to size.

SLEEPY.

peeling nose

the scalded bit on my nose hasn't healed yet. itchy fingers peeling dead skin off...

yesterday was deepavalli. spent the day in sch. worked till 6am last nite. wow. dun think i've ever stayed up so late (or should i say, early?) . then again, i think i stayed up till abt 5+ b4...

finally finished my thesis! yay! it's kind of stringy.... loose sentences here n there. boss loves my photoshop pics... haha... wanna to offer to help him make nicer ones but NAH......... he wants the original files then he can try n edit them himself lar... hee... mebbe i should start to copyright my work n avoid getting my work "pirated" AGAIN. *think central cdc*

so anyway, a little praise goes a long way... makes me think abt wanting to do research. =p do i have what it takes to go all the way? hmm.

sian

2 days after my birthday n i've fallen back to reality.

it's one of those days, when u're so drained that u wanna splurge on some stuff that u've been wanting for a long time. so someone told me that i didn't look like the type who would spend unnecessary. oh well. i guess when u weigh what u should do n what u want to do, u noe u have to do the right thing. which means she's prob right about me.

am i a workaholic? not really i guess... cos i don't work non-stop. watch lots of tv. =P my msn pals should noe. hee... but then again, after what seems like endless tuition n holiday jobs, can really take a lot out of u...

i don't really mind doing the work, but i suck at planning properly n it's all the paperwork that has to be done at the end that i struggle to sort. =P like, i've lost track of how many _ _ _ _ i've _ _ _ _ _ _ n now that Boss wants to check how come we spent so much, hopefully my figures are correct. at least should be? i think so...

anyway, it's one of those days when u feel so tired of what u're doing, n wish u had someone to pamper u. y someone? cos i can't bear to spend on myself. =P which explains the post-birthday depression. it was so nice to have someone pamper u for one nite, then u're back to struggling for yourself.

so back to work.

Break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

-Kelly Clarkson, Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

=)

The movie was great! CHRIS PINE IS SOOOOOO CUTE! he looks like Brad Pitt, only younger! he's 24! had a few bit parts in CSI miami and ER... seems like PD2 is is first movie! wonder if they'll make a PD3 n get him to act too? haha...

so we all agreed that ice cream is a must on this day every yr forth since we had ice cream too last yr... =P 3 yrs from today, we can eat gelare's half-priced waffles (provided that they still have such an offer =P)! it was great fun... n we got to see eunice's graduation photos (at last) and the photos that we took at spinky's place when we watched PD1. we all agreed that prozac's such a poser. =P

The next outing... will prob be after our exams. sigh... exams... sigh...

Dinner at crystal jade: approx $40-$50.
Movie on a saturday: $59.50.
Ice cream cake at swensens: $35.10.

A lifetime of friendship n memories:

PRICELESS

sigh

3 years away from hitting mid-twenties! argh.

got scalded by oil today while trying to help my mum fry chicken wings. =(

not everyone's free for dinner tonight. =( suppose to be a once a yr thing but then the ppl u would like to spend it with are juz too bz for u. sigh. but i guess i should still be glad that today's turnout should be one of the better ones liao. =) hope the movie will be great!

Sigh

haven't finish my poster for thurs that needs to be printed tmr. enough said.

fib of the week:

let's go   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _   on   _ _     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! we could go eat p _ _ _ _ or p _ _ _ _ ... then   _ _ _ _ _     P _ _ _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _ _ _ _     _. we should probably  _ _ _ _ _  first so that can just find somewhere and    _ _ _     _ _ _ _    and   _ _ _ _   for as long as we want after. =P

Go figure.

lalala...

decided to give up on the chapter listing. =)

response is unexpectedly good for the FIBs... so will try to make it a bi-weekly thing.

sinus acting up again. ouch. must be the rainy weather. thank goodness it was hot and sunny on sunday morn. otherwise there's prob no way that my socks will dry.

got myself into more "trouble" today. gotta quantify my mRNA. sigh. hopefully the data will be good. today freddie said that whenever i say results looks "good", he gets scared. =P he was in a really good mood today... approved leave quite readily. mebbe cos primary sch kids having hols now and he's enjoying time with his kids. =P

only halfway thru sorting my data!!! ARGH!!! must finish poster by tmr nite. sigh.

*hope that everything goes well tmr*